The UBC Okanagan Heat rugby program will be playing a historic series of games September 28-29, 2012 in Calgary. This will be the first time the Heat field a women’s team for rugby 15’s. It will also be the first time the team wears its new style of jersey that will define the team’s brand for many years to come.

The Heat will be bringing both a men and women’s team to Calgary for a series of games. The Heat men will play Mount Royal University on Friday, September 28 at 5:00 pm at the Calgary Irish fields and then play the University of Calgary on Saturday September 29 at 12:30 pm on the same pitch.

The Heat women will play a mixed team of Mount Royal University and University of Calgary players on Friday, September 28 at 6:00 pm at the Calgary Irish fields and then play a series of half games on Saturday September 29. The women play University of Lethbridge at 11:00 am and the University of Alberta at 2:00 pm.

This will be the only Rugby 15’s games that the Heat women will play this year. However, almost all of the Heat women’s players compete on the Crows women’s team. The Heat men 15’s team will use these games to prepare for the 2nd annual Hindson Cup that will held in Kelowna on Oct 27, 2012. This year’s Hindson Cup will have teams competing from Mount Royal University, University of Calgary and Washington State University.